SOLUTION ARCHITECT

Job Description (Posting). JD for Networks L4 Resource Experience Profile: 8 years of experience in Data Networking, especially in the enterprise network environment 5 years of experience in consulting, design, implementation and migration and transformation projects Excellent hands-on experience on Data Networking technologies and products. Must be hands-on currently. Experience working in large and multiple data center projects CCNP CCIE (R & S) Certified (preferred) Technical skills: Excellent hands-on experience on the following technologies: oRouting protocols EIGRP, OSPF, BGP oLAN Switching VLAN, VTP, STP, EtherChannel, CoS oWAN MPLS, MPLS/VPN, MP-BGP oTCP/IP protocol suite, Quality of Service o Application protocols - HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SMTP, SNMP, SSL etc. o Network Security - IPSec VPN, AAA Architecture, TACACS, RADIUS, firewalls oData Center Architecture Network, Server, Storage Excellent hands-on experience on the following products: oCisco Catalyst 6500 and other Catalyst Series switches oCisco Nexus 7K/5K/2K Series of switches oCisco Routers 3800, 3900, 7600 Series oCisco IOS Software oWireless LAN technologies Cisco or Aruba oWAN Acceleration/optimization Cisco WAAS or Riverbed oLoad balancers Symbol, F5 BigIP LTM/GTM/Juniper or Cisco ACE/GSS oFirewalls-Cisco ASA Firewall, Juniper SSL VPN oNetwork Management HPOV, NNM, SolarWinds, ORION etc. Others: Excellent communication and presentation skills. Must be able to clearly communicate with the customer and be able to present solutions to customers at CIO, CXO level Must be open for 24x7 environment. Must be able to conduct technical trainings to internal resources (1.) Reviews on the architecture and design deliverables and support as an SME (2.) To architect, design and develop (through Team) solution for productorproject and sustenance delivery (3.) To ensure knowledge up-gradation and work with new technologies so that the solution is current and meets quality standards and the client requirements (4.) To gather specifications and deliver solutions to the client organization based on understanding of a domain or technology (5.) To recommend client value creation initiatives and implement industry best practices (6.) To train and develop team so as to ensure that there is an adequate supply of trained manpower in the said technology and deliver risks are mitigated